In the 1930s a very unusual tale appeared in the influential Amazing Stories magazine Unlike the usual yarns of robots & interstellar travel this in the Dawn" featured the brutal exploits of Hok the first hero of humanity in his struggles against the savage Neanderthals Written by rising pulpster Manly Wade Wellman (Who Fears the Devil?) who would later achieve fame for his American folktales of Silver John & beat out William Faulkner for a prestigious writing award the story & its brave hero struck a chord with Amazing readers & several additional adventures followed taking Hok through the prehistory of mankind to battle unrelenting cavemen explore the lost city of Atlantis discover new technology & chart a new destiny for humanity Now for the first time ever Planet Stories presents a complete authorized collection of all of Wellman rare Hok the Mighty tales packed with unfinished story fragments all-new illustrations & a br&-new introduction by Wellman longtime friend fantasy author David Drake